Fans defied FIFA’s ban during Iran’s 2-2 draw with New Zealand in Los Angeles, waving the pre-1979 banner in the stands as the national anthem was met with boos and the diaspora’s battle with Tehran spilled onto soccer’s biggest stage

A lawsuit has been filed in California against FIFA's ban on the flag.

When Iran takes to the field on Monday for the first game of its World Cup, Sara Barahman will be among the thousands of protesters outside the stadium waving a very specific…

Iran’s players have threatened to halt play if protest flags appear inside.

As Iran play New Zealand in Los Angeles, Iranian Americans are divided between stadium protests and watch parties, reflecting deep political and diaspora tensions.

Iranian-American activists sue FIFA in Los Angeles over the ban on pre-revolutionary Lion and Sun flags at 2026 World Cup stadiums, citing free speech

Iran kick off their tournament against New Zealand at SoFi Stadium on Monday evening.

Iranian activist Arezu Rashidi says fans will defy FIFA's ban and display the pre-revolution Lion and Sun flag at 2026 World Cup stadiums.

Símbolo do leão com o sol, que remete à dinastia deposta pela revolução islâmica de 1979, é avistado dentro do Sofi Stadium antes de Irã x Nova Zelândia

Hundreds of anti-regime protesters gathered outside the stadium in Los Angeles where Iran will take on New Zealand in their opening game of the 2026 World Cup on Monday.Waving the…

Iran began their World Cup campaign in Los Angeles on Monday with a 2-2 draw against New Zealand, before a crowd that mixed fans cheering the team and Iranian Americans waving…

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The atmosphere was politically charged, and emotions were high ahead of Iran's World Cup game against New Zealand, with protests taking place before the match

Iran kicked off its World Cup against New Zealand on Monday night.

Over 200 Iranian diaspora protesters rallied outside SoFi Stadium before Iran's 2026 World Cup opener, waving banned pre-revolutionary flags and challenging

Iran opened its 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign against New Zealand at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles as several hundred Iranian Americans protested the Tehran

Iranian fans accused anti-government protesters of heckling them as they went into the stadium for the match against New Zealand

Iran's World Cup campaign began in Los Angeles in a blaze of goals and controversy Monday, with hundreds protesting against a team they see as stooges for an extremist government…

By Hatem MaherINGLEWOOD, California June 15 (Reuters) - Whistles drowned out parts of Iran's national anthem while other fans sang along, setting the tone for a World Cup opener…

A peace deal between the US and Iran was signed barely 24 hours before the team took the pitch

A goal was celebrated by some fans critical of the Iranian government, many of whom carried Iran's pre-revolutionary Lion and Sun flag. Some also booed Iran's national anthem…